Horse hay-rake.



Patented Nov. 5, lt. E. W. PARRISH.

HORSE HAY BAKE.

(Applicatidn med my 1e. 1901.)

(No Model.)

NITED STATES` PATENT GEEicE.

EDWARD W'. PARRIsH, or nico, KENTUCKY.

HORSE HAY-RAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters IEatent No. 685,940, dated November `5, 1901. Application inea May 16, 1901. seminarios-1o. (No man.)

To all? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD NV. PARRISH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hico, in the county of Calloway and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Horse Hay-Rake, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved horse hayrake; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The object of my invention is to effect improvements whereby the rake may be narrowed when not in use to enable it to be readily drawn through narrow gateways and the ike.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view,with the wheels omitted, of a horse hayrake constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same extended vto its full width in operative position. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, showingr the rake narrowed and in inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken throughthe axle, which also constitutes the rake-head. Fig. 4 is a detail top plan view of a portion of the axle and the connect-ions between the same and the shafts or tongue.

The axle 1 comprises the sections 2 3, which overlap each other and are provided, respectively, on their opposing sides with a longitudinal rabbet 4 and a tongue 5, which ts in the same. Thereby the axle may be lengthened or shortened, as will be understood. The said axle-sections are provided at their ends with clips 6, which lock the outer ends of the sections together when the axleis shortened, as is shown in Fig. 2. A clip 7 is attached to the section 2 and passes around the section 3 and is disposed at or :near the center of the axle when the same is shortened. The supportingwheels 8 are journaled on the spindles 9 at the ends of the axle. A supporting-leg 10 is hinged to the section 3, as at 11, and is adapted to support the axle when one of the wheels is being removed. When not in use, the said supporting-leg is folded against the section 3 and is secured thereto by any suitable means, as by a turn-bolt 12, as shown in Fig. 2. The

axle forms also the rake-head, the rake-teeth 13 being attached to the sections 2 3 thereof, as shown. Hence by turning the axle in the supporting-wheels the rake-teeth may be raised or lowered, as will be understood. The shafts 14 have their rear ends attached to members 15, with which the sections 2 3 of the axle, on the front sides thereof, are provided and with which the shafts have sliding engagement. Thereby the said sections of the axle may be shifted in lengthening or shortening the axle without affecting the shafts 14, as will be understood. A suitable tongue may of course be substituted for the shafts. The seat 16 for the driver is carried by the shafts or tongues, and a lever 17 is also carried thereby. The said lever is provided with the usual spring-pressed dog 1S and the shafts or tongue with the usual segment-plate 19, whereby the said lever may be locked in any desired position. On the rear sidev of one of the sections of the axle is a slide member 20 of suitable length. A rod 21, which operates on the said slide-member, is attached to the said lever. Hence by this means the axle may be turned to raise or lower the rake-teeth.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a horse hay-rake, the combination of an extensible axle, comprising overlapping telescopically-connected sections adjustable while in their telescopic relation to Vary the length of the axle, rake-teeth attached to the said sections, a slide member on each of said sections, shafts or a tongue pivotally attached to and having sliding engagement with said members, whereby said sections are adapted to be shifted without aecting said shafts or tongue, and means to turn said axle and thereby raise or lower said rake-teeth.

" 2. In a horse hay-rake, the combination of an extensible axle comprising telescopicallyconnected sections adjustable while in their telescopic relation to vary the length of the axle, rake-teeth attached to said sections, a slide member on each of said sections, shafts or a tongue pivotally attached to and having sliding engagement with said members,where by said sections are adapted to be shifted without aecting said shafts or tongue, a slide member 2O ou one of said axle-sections,

nected sections, adjustable While in their telescopic relation to Vary the length of the axle,

rake-teeth attached to said sections, shafts or a tongue slidably connected to the respective sections of the axle, and means to turn said axle and thereby raise or lower said raketeeth, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in -zo the presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD W. PARRIsI-I.

Vitnesses:

J. H. KEYS, W. P. GRAY. 

